Description: Underwater footage taken in 1959 by Wheeler J. North, then a student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, of the formation of a submarine canyon near Cabo San Lucas. The purpose of the footage was to study how such underwater geologic formations occur.

Source: 1 Reel of 1: Film: 16mm

Collection: Finding Aid for the Wheeler J. North Papers 1959-1999

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This movie is part of the collection: California Institute of Technology Archives

Director: North, Wheeler J.
Producer: North, Wheeler J.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Language: English
Keywords: californialightandsound; Submarine geology; Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Cabo San Lucas (Baja California Sur, Mexico); North, Wheeler J.;
Contact Information: Caltech Archives, Mail Code 015A-74, Caltech, Pasadena, California 91125 Telephone: (626) 395-2704 Fax: (626) 395-4073 Email: archives@caltech.edu

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